Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders-in-Chief

This week on The Civil War, a discussion about Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as opposing commanders-in-chief. Historians Harold…
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This week on The Civil War, a discussion about Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as opposing commanders-in-chief. Historians Harold Holzer, James McPherson, and William Davis talk about how and why the experienced Jefferson Davis faltered, while the untested Abraham Lincoln triumphed during the war. The New-York Historical Society hosted this event. It’s a little over an hour. close

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William "Jack" C. DavisExecutive DirectorVirginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ.->Virginia Center for Civil War Studies